Greetings,
Ahh, the smell of linaments - the soy-sauce smell of a good dit da jow, the cinnamon of Po Sum On oil, and the sweet wintergreen of Wood Lock Oil - each recalls a particular injury or era of practice for me. Researchers generally agree smell (possibly due to the nearly direct termination of the olfactory bulbs near the lymbic system where our most primal of behaviors are often generated) can strongly trigger memories associated with the odors. Even different brands of Dit Da Jow trigger different memories for me. But alas, this thread is not about memories, but rather recalling our favorite herbal linaments. There are so many out there, it always suprises me how there's something I haven't tried yet. Most recently, I picked up a bottle of Wood Lock Oil - it says the ingredients are Menthol, Methyl Salicylate, Turpentine Oil and Camphor... wait a minute - didn't I use Turpentine oil to clean my paintbrushes?!?! Fact is, the oil is pretty dark for just having 4 ingredients - does anybody know if there are other herbs used in Wood Lock Oil?
peace,
herb ox